YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

DECADES OF LEARNING AND APPLYING IT TO YOUR HOME

Many claim to be pioneers in an industry or to have been there since the beginning, but claiming it and being it are often two different things. Although the founder; John didn’t regularly claim it, he was in fact one of the first to go into the waterproofing business here on the West Coast. John began the company in 1974 with his wife Mavis with only four things; a bucket, a chisel, a brush, and some paint on waterproofing mix. When John began his career in Waterproofing, he knew virtually nothing about it. To his benefit, neither did anyone else.

As the years passed there has been a great deal of trial and error, as well as costly mistakes. For example if you seal one area, water will find another way to get out, if you seal the floor without an outlet the pressure will lift the floor. We also learned that if you wrap the vapor barrier around wooden posts, the moisture will be trapped and quickly rot. Now over 45 years in, John's company is an expert in basement science and water control methods. John has taken the knowledge he has accumulated over the years and shared it with anyone willing to listen, including competitors, because even if we don't get the job, we still want your home and family to be protected. When John chose to retire in 2019, he had the ownership moved over to Robin, a John's Waterproofing employee of over twenty years who is dedicated to upholding the company name. 

Now Waterproofing as well as crawlspace encapsulation has become a rapidly expanding industry with many people in the construction field learning that a building should be waterproofed from the start. Now, not everyone does it the same though, and not everyone does it properly. We at John’s Waterproofing encourage our clients to seek multiple bids and to ask questions. How do they wrap their posts, where do they attach the vapor barrier along the walls, what do they use to seal the seams, what materials do they use? We want our customers to be informed and make an educated choice in which company they work with. 

Remember, you get what you pay for. When done properly the first time the benefits and values will pay for themselves quickly. We strive to be honest and provide our customers with the highest quality products and installation, while not sacrificing performance or efficiency. Feel free to see other bids, but there is definitely something to be said about the expertise that comes with over 45 years of experience.